Almost five years after I wrote Stand out from the crowd, I find myself surprised at how some of the candidates my colleagues and I interview fail to follow basic interview practices, so I guess it’s time to share some tips with anyone trying to do well at their next interview. These tips apply to…… Continue reading Five job interview tips you must follow
Category: Miscellaneous
386 days later: returning to work after maternity leave
On August 19th this year I returned to work after being on maternity leave for over a year. It didn’t feel weird. I think I was lucky: I knew my team was looking forward to my return; I knew I’d have plenty of things to catch up on but I also knew the ropes. Things…… Continue reading 386 days later: returning to work after maternity leave
The Pastry Box Project
I wanted to call your attention to The Pastry Box Project, which started this year on 1st January, and aims at collecting thoughts from 30 individuals that are “influential in their field”, one thought per day — I can say I’m happy to have been asked to participate (and do visit my thought’s page). After…… Continue reading The Pastry Box Project
Project 52, or why I need a helping hand
Sometimes you do things out of an impulse, and only think of the consequences later. That’s what happened when I signed up/pledged/signed my life away/subscribed to Project 52 (#p52) — only a few days later, looking at my already crammed writing schedule, I realised it wasn’t going to be easy. Ah well! But I’m no…… Continue reading Project 52, or why I need a helping hand
A quick note about my interview with Ryan Taylor
For those who’d like to know who’s behind this website, now you can: I’ve done an interview with Ryan Taylor—from Havoc Inspired and Boagworld—which you can take a look at right here. Ryan has more interesting interviews on his blog, in the Please start from the beginning… section. He’s interviewed people like Jonathan Snook, Dan…… Continue reading A quick note about my interview with Ryan Taylor